Case study on digital dental implants

Prosthetically Guided Pre-Orthodontic Implant Placement: A Digital Interdisciplinary Workflow

Three reasons to study this case carefully:

Incorporating implants into the pre-orthodontic plan (e.g., RCTs, composites) improves treatment flow by providing orthodontic anchorage units and saves treatment time for patients.

Provisional implant retained prostheses derived from digital wax-ups maintain ideal mesiodistal dimensions and tooth-size harmony

Provisional implant-retained protheses (post-osseointegration) serve as anchorage supporting efficient tooth movement, controlling arch form, and preventing unwanted drift.

Pre-orthodontic implants preserve edentulous space and support maintenance of the alveolar ridge.

Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Theodoros Tasopoulos D.D.S, M.Sc., PhD

Dr. Theodoros Tasopoulos graduated from the School of Dentistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2004. He continued his studies at the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and received his Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics in 2008. Dr Tasopoulos successfully completed his thesis and was awarded a PhD certificate in 2023. He is an active member of multiple scientific societies and has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Additionally, he gives lectures and continuing education courses in the field of digital restorative dentistry, mouthguards, and splint therapy. He has served as a digital dental specialist for 3Shape (KOL), since 2021 and is a fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). Dr. Tasopoulos has been practicing in his own private dental clinic in Athens since 2008, providing comprehensive treatment in contemporary Restorative, Esthetic, and Implant Dentistry.

About Dr. Georgios Logothetis DDS, MSc, Dipl. Ortho

Dr. Georgios Logothetis graduated from the School of Dentistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2015. He received his theoretical training in Orthodontics attending the short-term course of the Royal Dental College in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2016. From 2017 to 2020, he completed his postgraduate specialization in Orthodontics at Marmara University in Istanbul. As part of his specialty training, he successfully completed a Master’s degree (MSc) with a clinical research thesis focused on orthognathic surgery in December 2019.

His presentation titled “Management of a Patient with Maxillary Fused Central Incisor” received the 1st Prize in the Case Reports category at the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) Congress in Yokohama in 2020. Since 2020, Dr. Logothetis has been practicing as an orthodontist at Orthodontiko-Paidodontiko dental clinic in Heraklion, Crete and Pro-Esthetic Dental Services clinic in Athens.

SOLUTIONS USED:
3Shape TRIOS 6 intraoral scanner
3Shape Implant Studio
3Shape Dental System

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